What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. ~French Proverb
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A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man. ~Turkish Proverb
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Corn cannot expect justice from a court composed of chickens. ~African Proverbs
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They don't make coats for this kind of cold. ~Ryan Adams
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Honesty is the best privacy policy. ~Internet Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles always begins with one step. ~Ancient Egyptian Proverb
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Honesty is the best policy. ~English Proverb
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You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb
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As a matter of selective necessity, man is an agent. He is, in his own apprehension, a centre of unfolding impulsive activity; "teleological activity." He is an agent seeking in every act the accomplishment of some concrete, objective, impersonal end. By force of being such an agent, he is possessed of a taste for effective work, and a distaste for futile effort. ~Thorstein Veblen
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Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing. ~Tom Jenkinson
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher. ~Benjamin Whichcote
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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Every cloud has a silver lining. ~English Proverb
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A closed mouth catches no flies. ~Italian Proverb
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When you throw dirt, you lose ground. ~Texan Proverb
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The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. ~French Proverb
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All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped. ~Edward Snowden
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[The raindrops] played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on pale yellow. ~Gary D. Schmidt
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I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
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A picture is worth a thousand words. ~English Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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